COAKWELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 213-57.

292 F.2d 918 (1961)

Charles A. COAKWELL v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Greene, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff. McCoy, Greene & TeGrothenhuis, Cleveland, Ohio, was on the brief.

G. M. Paddack, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. William H. Orrick, Jr., for defendant.


WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff sues for the infringement of his patent on an anti-blackout device (United States Letters Patent No. 2,676,586). The patent was applied for on June 24, 1942, and was issued on April 27, 1954.

Defendant asserts that plaintiff's patent was anticipated by the prior art and prior knowledge and is, therefore, invalid. This is defendant's chief defense. It also says that plaintiff's patent must be limited to the particular embodiment of...

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